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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. A. RAMMOSER.

CORSET FASTENING.

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No. 330,152. Patented Nov. 10, 1885.

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A. RAMMOSER.

CORSET FASTENING.

Pate ted. N,ov 10, 1885.

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WITNESSES PATENT ALBERT RAMMOSER, OF BERLIN, GERMANY.

CORSET-FASTENING.

EPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 330,152, dated November10, 1885 A Application filed July 15, 1835. Serial No. 171,668. (Nomodel.) Patented in Germany May 6, 1885, No. 33,530, and in England June18, 1885, No. 7,449.

T 0 all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT RAMMOSER, a citizen of the Kingdom ofPrussia, Germany, residing at the city of Berlin, in the Kingdom ofPrussia, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorset-Fastenings, of which the followingisaspecification.

This improvement relates to corset-fastenings, and has for its object toconstruct a fastening which allows of simple and easy manipulationwithout injuriously compressing the chest of the person wearing thecorset.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a corset providedwith the improved fastening. Figs. 2 to 4 show details. Figs. 5, 6, 7,and 8 represent details of a modified form of fastening for thecorsetsprings.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The fastening comprises metallic eyelets a, arranged in two rowsextending from top to bottom, each eyelet being held by a pin, b, andadapted to be detached from the same, a string or lace-band, d, which isdrawn through the eyelets a, and a metallic stay, f, at the upper end ofthe corset. The pins b are provided with flat heads, and secured to thecorset, the eyelets a being sewed or otherwise fastened onto a narrowstrip, e, of cloth, Fig. 4, in distances corresponding to those of thepins b. On one side of the corset this cloth strip 6 is fastened aboveand below at 00 m,- but this is not absolutely necessary. On the otherside the cloth strip e,with the eyelets a,is loose. The eyelets areshifted, with their slit-shaped extension a, onto the pins b, where theyare held fast by the projecting heads of the pins b. The closing iscaused by drawing the band (1 through the eyelets a.

For preventing the chest being injuriously compressed, a metallicstay,f, is placed between the two upper pins b, which stay is adapted tobe conveniently shortened and lengthened. As shown by Figs. 2 and 3, thesaid stay consists of the socket-piece f, the two parts f, adapted to beslid into the socket, and the spring f secured to the socket-piece f,and provided with two pins, 1. The parts f are forked at their outerends and provided with a number of holes, into which fit the pins f 2 ofthe spring 7. By altering the position of the parts f in thesocket-piece f the stay can be set to the desired length. The stay issupported with the forked ends of the parts f by the pins b, Figs. 2 and3, and thus takes up the tension produced on the pins by thelacing-string, whereby a detrimental compresssion of the chest isprevented. The corset is closed behind and the fastening situated infront.

For the purpose of opening the corset, the lacing-string need only beloosened enough to allow of the loose cloth strip ebeing taken, with itseyelets a, out of the pins b, while the other eyelet-row remains securedto the pins b,- also, the lacing-string remains drawn through alleyelets. The closing of the corset is effected inversely.

In order to prevent the formation of folds by the cloth stripsprojecting from the eyelets by tightening the corset, thin steel bandsare laid crosswise into these strips at the top, bottom, and in themiddle.

The hooking of the eyelets a onto the pins b being very inconvenient,particularly to corpulent persons, as the pin b does not easily enterthe hole of the eyelet a, a closing device for the lacing-string hasbeen designed, which can be more easily secured to the pins b. Such adevice is represented by Figs. 5 to 8, and is employed chiefly to thatside of the corset on which the fastening can be loosened. The deviceconsists of a button, A, which is put 011 the pins b by means of amechanism similar to that used for some cuff-studs, and which has aneyelet, a, through which the lacing-string is drawn. The button Aconsists of two parts, an upper plate, 9, and a lower plate, 9,connected to each other by bending round the edges and receiving betweenthem the two slides h h, the inner arms, h, of which are brought incontact with the pin b by the pressure of the two spiral springs t t.Bypressing the plates h h of the slides h, which plates project outward,the arms h release the pin, and the button A can be removed from the pinb. The upper plate, 9, is provided with two extensions, k and k, theformer of which receiving a ring or an eyelet, a, through which is drawnthe lacing-band d, while It serves to secure the button to the narrowcloth strip 6.

pressed down.

By means of the button A the closing as well as the opening of thefastening is effected more simply and easily than by the said eyelet a.

WVhat I claim is- 1. A corset-fastening composed of two rows of headedpins attached to the corsetone row on each side-two rows of eyelets orrings adapted to catch on such pins, strips connecting said eyelets withthe corset, and a lacingstring passing through the same, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A corset-fastening consisting of two rows of headed pins attached tothe corset, two rows of eyelets or rings, said eyelets being connectedby strips, means, substantially'as described, for attaching or detachingsaid eyelets to the pins of the corset, and a lacing-string passingthrough the eyelets, substantially as set forth.

3. A corset-fastening composed of headed pins attached to the corset,two rows of eyelets, strips connecting said eyelets for attaching thesame to the edges of the corsets, alacing-string passing through saideyelets, and a transverse extension-stay at the upper part of thecorset, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof Ihave signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALBERT RAMMOSER.

W'itnesses:

A. MiiHLE, B. R01.

